Don’t get me wrong: I love to travel and I’m grateful for the fact that I’m able to do it once in a while.<\/p>\n
But man, do I hate packing! I hate trying to anticipate the weather in a foreign country and knowing that no matter how much stuff I’ll take, I’ll never feel like I’m wearing the right clothes: too hot, too warm, not stylish enough, too dressed up, not ready for the rain, etc. <\/p>\n
No matter how much time I’ll spend picking the perfect suitcase or backpack, I know it will not be appropriate for my next trip and I’ll feel like I need a new one. Don’t even get me started on a daypack. Backpacks make you feel like the ultimate tourist but anything else is too small or too uncomfortable for a long day of walking through the city. And do you bring a purse to go out at night?<\/p>\n
Picking the right shoes also makes me nervous. They have to be comfortable since I’ll be walking for hours, but what will I put on my feet when I want to wear a skirt to go to a nice restaurant? Shoes are heavy so you can only bring so many…<\/p>\n
And how about toiletries? What if I forget my contacts or my glasses? Should I really bring a hairdryer? Will it work with a power adapter or will it fry my hair like that stupid dryer did in France? Will I just leave my hair curly and hate myself on every single picture? Has that bottle of sunscreen expired? Will I remember not to carry the pointy nail file and the scissors in my carry on so I don’t get busted at airport security?<\/p>\n
Which book should I bring? Isn’t that one too heavy? If I bring that small book, will I be done reading it before we land? Will I really have time to read or won’t I just be too tired at night?<\/p>\n
Then there’s the electronics: The camera, the memory cards and the battery charger with the appropriate adapters. Should I bring my PDA (and its charger)? How about my iPod (and its charger)? Should I really bring it since I’m not traveling alone?<\/p>\n
And what if they don’t transfer my bag during the short time between my connecting flights? Will I have to stay all day in the apartment I’m renting to wait for the damn thing to arrive (that is, IF they ever find it).<\/p>\n
Yikes.<\/p>\n
If I were rich I would never ever bother packing. I’d just spend the first two days of the trip buying all new stuff.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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